Dave Franco Used to Tell Dates He Had ‘36 Lbs. of Cat’ at Home (Exclusive)

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Dave Franco was crowned PEOPLE’s Sexiest Cat Dad in October

Speaking to PEOPLE at the premiere of Now You See Me: Now You Don't , he joked, “It's all downhill from here”

Franco also gave an acceptance speech in a conversation with his castmates, thanking his and wife Alison Brie’s past and current cats

Dave Franco is enjoying his current reign as Sexiest Cat Dad .

“I'm very proud. I'm an outspoken cat lover,” the actor, 40, tells PEOPLE at the Nov. 10 world premiere of his new movie Now You See Me: Now You Don't in New York City. On Oct. 23, Franco learned on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that he’d been named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Cat Dad in our 2025 Sexiest Man Alive Readers’ Choice Poll .

“What's wild is how many people bring it up,” says Franco with